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THE MAC

@NotTheMacAnon1

May 23, 2023 • 76 tweets • 18 min read • Read on X

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Particle contamination can be a significant problem in semiconductor manufacturing.

factoring (plural factorings)
1A financial transaction whereby a business sells its accounts receivable to a third party (called a factor) at a discount.
2(mathematics) The process of factorization.

Factoring can refer to the following:
•Factoring (finance), a form of commercial finance
•Factorization, a mathematical concept
•Decomposition (computer science)
•A rule in resolution theorem proving, see Resolution (logic)#Factoring

In computer programming and software design, code refactoring is the process of restructuring existing computer code—changing the factoring—without changing its external behavior.

restructuring
1organize differently.

restructured
1simple past tense and past participle of restructure

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Paired

Repaired

Pairing

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The word alphabet comes from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet: alpha and beta.

alphabetical (not comparable)
1Pertaining to, furnished with, or expressed by letters of the alphabet.
2According to the sequence of the letters of the alphabet. All names were placed into an alphabetical list.

3(obsolete) literal

Derived terms

•alphabetical order
•alphabetically

alphabetised (not comparable)
1(Britain) Arranged in alphabetical order.

The English word Bible is derived from Koinē Greek: τὰ βιβλία, romanized: ta biblia, meaning "the books" (singular βιβλίον, biblion).

A BOOKABLE OFFENCE

bookable (not comparable)
1Able to be booked or reserved.

MAKE A RESERVATION

The Federal Reserve building.

mid 17th century: from Latin foedus, foeder- ‘league, covenant’ + -al.

From French fédéral, from Latin stem foeder- of foedus (“covenant, league, treaty, alliance”).

From federal(e) (“federal”) + -ista (“-ist”), on the example of French fédéraliste.

istārum
1genitive feminine plural of iste

From Middle Dutch vēgen, from Old Dutch *fegon, from Proto-West Germanic *fegōn.

vēgen
1to sweep, to clean

A CLEAN START

sweepable (not comparable)
1Suitable for sweeping
2(military) Of a mine: capable of being located by minesweeping

Swept off your feet

Featuring

A starring roll

I hope this is useful

It seems to be reusable

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All ion

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Archaebacteria (Archaea) have unique cell membrane

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bilayer,

which provides exceptional resistance to extreme temperatures,

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